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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2013

1 online resource (vi, 161 p.)

ISBN 0748644601 (pbk.)

ISBN 074864461X (hbk.)

ISBN 9780748644605 (pbk.)

ISBN 9780748644612 (hbk.)

ISBN 9780748644629 (e-book)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-158) and index

Introduction: American autobiography -- Part 1: Exemplary subjects. Spiritual, secular and enslaved selves ; (Un)Representative selves. -- Part 2: Contemporary subjects. Relating ethics to genre ; Gender, illness and autobiography.

"Introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important current developments in autobiography studies discusses both ’canonised’ texts and those from contemporary writers. Taking a broadly chronological approach, the history of American autobiography is explored including the social and cultural factors that might account for the importance of autobiography in American culture. Then post-1970 autobiographies are examined, taking into account the development in poststructuralism from this time that affected notions of the subject who could write, and conceptions of truth, identity and reference."--Publisher’s website..

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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